Djokovic’s new teacher praises Nole for being better than Nadal at clay

(Sports news, tennis news) Rafael Nadal has always been considered the “King of Clay”, but Novak Djokovic has made Rafa’s position shaken.

Tennis elites have long said that Nadal is the “King of Clay”, while players like Djokovic and Roger Federer perform better on hard courts and grass. The statistics of Roland Garros titles prove why Nadal is always honored as the best on clay, because he has 13 titles here, while Djokovic has 2 and Federer has only lifted the Grand Slam trophy once at France.

Djokovic (right) is considered the best player on clay

Roland Garros 2022 could be the first time Djokovic works with Mouratoglou, the former coach of Serena Williams and Simona Halep. Mr. Mouratoglou is rumored to be the new coach of world No. 1 Djokovic, after he parted ways with legendary coach Marian Vajda.

Mouratoglou recently posted a series of videos on Instagram previewing a clay season, and he said the Grand Slam race between Djokovic and Nadal is decided at Roland Garros.

“If you think about Roland Garros now, you might think it’s been the most open major tournament in the last 10 to 15 years. If Novak can pull off a lot of wins from the beginning of the clay season to Roland Garros, then every single things will go well,” Mouratoglou shared about Djokovic.

The 51-year-old coach continued to say the unexpected: “When Novak is at his peak, even on clay, I think he’s the best player in the world. I know it’s weird when you see the numbers. the Roland Garros championship that Rafa has won. But if you look at the stats, Novak has beaten Rafa many times on clay.”

To be precise, Nole has beaten Nadal eight times out of the 27 they have faced on clay. The last time at Roland Garró 2021, Djokovic defeated the “King of Clay” in the semi-finals.

In recent times, Nole has not been in good form because he has not been able to play, but in the clay season, the Serbian tennis player will be able to play more. If he achieves high performance, he will become the most annoying opponent to challenge Rafa at Roland Garros 2022.